Evidence from dirty teeth: Ancient Peruvians ate well

Monday, December 1, 2008 - 17:35 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Starch grains preserved on human teeth reveal that ancient Peruvians ate a variety of cultivated crops including squash, beans, peanuts and the fruit of cultivated pacay trees.

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